Income Taxes (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

Income Taxes (Tables) [Abstract]

Effective income tax rate

The following table summarizes the Company's effective tax rate from continuing operations:

	Three Months Ended		Nine Months Ended		Year Ended
	September 30, 2011		September 30, 2011		December 31, 2010
Effective tax rate(a)(b)	28	%	29	%	32	%

(a)       Each of the periods reflectsrecurring, permanent tax benefits in relation to the level of pretax income.

(a)       Each of the periods reflectsrecurring, permanent tax benefits in relation to the level of pretax income.

(b)       The income tax provision from continuing operations for the three and nine months endedSeptember 30, 2011 includes a$77 million tax benefit related to a distribution of foreign subsidiary earnings with associated foreign tax credits. The income tax provision from continuing operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2011also includes the impact of a $102 million tax benefit related to the favorable resolution of certain prior years' tax items.